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Radeon R9 280

About AMD Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon R9 280 is graphic card manufactured by AMD and launched in Q2 2012 . It's using PCIe 3.0 x16 bus type. It has core clock of 850 MHz and 3072 MB (3GB) of memory . It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4 . This graphic card is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 200 watts of power .

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in
AMD
Factory
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
Q2 2012
Launched
3072 MB
Memory
827 - 1000 MHz
Core Clock
933 - 1072 MHz
Boost Clock
5000 - 6000 MHz
Effective Clock
DirectX 12
DirectX
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL
200 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
261 - 297 mm
Length
1 - 3
Cooling Fans
2
Case Slots
4-way
CrossFire
Overall Score 36508
Benchmark Score 13329
2D Benchmark Score 695.8
Future Proof 20%

Component performance

43.3 FPS
Average DirectX performance
86.3 FPS
DirectX 9 performance
30.1 FPS
DirectX 10 performance
31.1 FPS
DirectX 11 performance
25.8 FPS
DirectX 12 performance
2476.5 operations/s
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Compatible processors

Processors that best works with Radeon R9 280 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-9500T

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2019
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
2.2 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.2 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
6
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-6700

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2015
Launched
LGA1151
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4790K

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2014
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
88 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
4 GHz
Clock
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 5 1400

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2017
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 5 2400GE

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2018
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 2300X

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2019
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-9350KF

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2019
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
91 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
4 GHz
Clock
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-5775R

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2016
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-7700T

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
2.9 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.9 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2018
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-5775C

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2015
Launched
FCLGA1150
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-8500T

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2018
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
2.1 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.1 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
6
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-10300T

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2020
Launched
FCLGA1200
Socket
3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-10105T

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2021
Launched
FCLGA1200
Socket
3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 3200G

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2019
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4790

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2014
Launched
FCLGA1150
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
84 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4770

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
84 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4770K

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
84 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 1300X

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2017
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-8350K

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
91 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-980

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2011
Launched
LGA1366
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2019
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2020
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4790S

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2014
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2620 v3

Server
Used in
Q4 2014
Launched
LGA2011-v3
Socket
2.4 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
85 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.4 GHz
Clock
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2630 v2

Server
Used in
Q3 2013
Launched
FCLGA2011
Socket
2.6 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.6 GHz
Clock
3.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2667

Server
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
2.9 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.9 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1535M v5

Server
Used in
Q4 2015
Launched
FCBGA1440
Socket
2.9 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
45 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.9 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1271 v3

Server
Used in
Q3 2014
Launched
FCLGA1150
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2450

Server
Used in
Q2 2015
Launched
LGA1356
Socket
2.1 GHz
Clock
8
Cores
95 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.1 GHz
Clock
2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
8
Cores
16
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2650L v2

Server
Used in
Q1 2017
Launched
FCLGA2011
Socket
1.7 GHz
Clock
10
Cores
70 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
1.7 GHz
Clock
2.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
10
Cores
20
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2640 v2

Server
Used in
Q1 2014
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
2 GHz
Clock
8
Cores
95 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2 GHz
Clock
2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
8
Cores
16
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E-2224G

Server
Used in
Q3 2019
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
71 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-1630 v4

Server
Used in
Q3 2016
Launched
FCLGA2011-3
Socket
3.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
140 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.7 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1545M v5

Server
Used in
Q1 2016
Launched
FCBGA1440
Socket
2.9 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
45 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.9 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1575M v5

Server
Used in
Q2 2016
Launched
FCBGA1440
Socket
3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
45 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1230 v5

Server
Used in
Q1 2016
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1245 v5

Server
Used in
Q4 2015
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1535M v6

Server
Used in
Q2 2017
Launched
FCBGA1440
Socket
3.1 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.1 GHz
Clock
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1285L v4

Server
Used in
Q2 2016
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-1650

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1230 v6

Server
Used in
Q2 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
72 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2660

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
2.2 GHz
Clock
8
Cores
95 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.2 GHz
Clock
3 GHz
Turbo Clock
8
Cores
16
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E-2124

Server
Used in
Q2 2019
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
71 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2623 v4

Server
Used in
Q2 2016
Launched
FCLGA2011-3
Socket
2.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
85 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.6 GHz
Clock
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1505M v5

Server
Used in
Q4 2015
Launched
FCBGA1440
Socket
2.8 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
45 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.8 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1285 v3

Server
Used in
Q4 2016
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
84 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-1620 v3

Server
Used in
Q3 2014
Launched
LGA2011-v3
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
140 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon W3680

Server
Used in
Q2 2010
Launched
LGA1366
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1245 v3

Server
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
84 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
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Average frames per second

AMD Radeon R9 280 can run games with frames per second ranging from 78.1 FPS up to 236.0 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

  • On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 78.1 FPS .
  • On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 140.5 FPS .
  • On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 168.6 FPS .
  • On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 236.0 FPS .

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Graphic card AMD Radeon R9 280

Number of frames per second for AMD Radeon R9 280 graphic card in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, AMD Radeon R9 280 can achieve from 48.7 FPS up to 220.7 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game on 1920 x 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

  • On ultra settings AMD Radeon R9 280 can achieve from 48.7 FPS up to 73.0 FPS , with average around 60.8 FPS .
  • On high settings AMD Radeon R9 280 can achieve from 87.6 FPS up to 131.4 FPS , with average around 109.4 FPS .
  • On medium settings AMD Radeon R9 280 can achieve from 105.1 FPS up to 157.6 FPS , with average around 131.3 FPS .
  • On low settings AMD Radeon R9 280 can achieve from 147.1 FPS up to 220.7 FPS , with average around 183.8 FPS .

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GeForce GTX 1050

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2020
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
1392 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
1392 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
75 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Arc A380

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2022
Launched
PCIe 4.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
2000 MHz
Core Clock
6144 MB
Memory
2000 MHz
Core Clock
6144 MB
Memory
75 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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GeForce GTX 950

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Used in
Q3 2015
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
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1024 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
1024 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
90 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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GeForce GTX 1630

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Used in
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4096 MB
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GeForce GTX 760 Ti

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Used in
Q1 2014
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
915 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
915 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
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170 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon HD 8990

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
950 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
950 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
375 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon HD 7970

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
1000 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
1000 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
250 W
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GeForce GTX 670

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
915 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
915 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
170 W
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Radeon R9 270X

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
1000 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
1000 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
180 W
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GeForce GTX 680

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Used in
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PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
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4096 MB
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195 W
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